Weirdo Stringed Instruments

This show aired as part of the WTJU Folk fundraiser in 2009, before this blog existed. I'm posting the playlist here as there are a whole bunch of cool links to all kinds of unusual stringed instruments embedded in the playlist, with the thought that maybe it might find a wider audience now. Let me know what you think....
Pete

Sun, Apr 19, 2009: "Weirdo Stringed Instruments" [12:00 - 14:00, Pete Marshall]

Weirdo Stringed instruments
Exploring the world of strings attached to boxes to make music! call in & pledge! Pledge online at wtju.net

1. "Whirl y reel" - Afro Celt Sound System
   Featuring the gourd boxed kora. Info about this cd and listen to this trackhere
2. "Brodkakan/kodinaioulou" - Ellika frisell & Solo Cissoko - FRoots 10
   Kora & Swedish fiddle. Cd review here Listen to this track here
3. "Yew piney Mountain" - Mike Marshall darol Anger & Vasen - MM DA & Vasen [Adventure]
   Nyckelharpa (from Sweden), octave violn, viola, guitar & mandolin.
4. "Josefin's waltz" - Vasen - Whirled [Northside]
   Nyckelharpa
5. "The big polska" - Nyckelharpa orchestra - Nordic roots 3 [Northside]
   More Nyckelharpas!
   Informative video about the nyckelharpa here
6. "Devrah's delight" - Trapezoid - Long Time down this road [Azure]
   Featuring the triangular bowed Psaltery. Go here
   for an informative video on the bowed psaltery.
7. "Te Quiero Dijiste" - Loituma - In The moonlight [Northside]
   Kanteles from Finlad
8. "Jig" - Minna Raskinen - FRoots 6
   Solo Kantelevideo here
9. "Villvinter" - Annbjorg Lien - Prisme [Shanachie]
   Norwegian Hardanger Fiddle
10. "The RSB & the Hob" - Blowzabella - Vanilla [Green linnet]
    feat Hurdy gurdy
11. "Maqam" - Nikola Parov - Nikola [Harmonia Mundi]
    Featuring the Oud & qanoun
12. "Zanzibar" - Duoud - FRoots 20
    More Oud
13. "Spirits in the morning" - Kantara - Kantara [Self]
    semi local oud/appalachian combo
14. "Andra's Song" - Bassekou kouyate & Ngoni Ba - FRoots 29
    African cousin of the banjo, The Ngoni
15. "Sam a Galtai" - Huun Huur Tu - Live 2 [Self]
    Featuring the Byzaanch and 3 Igils. truly out there, w tuvan throat singing too!
16. "Suite of Damali pieces" - Ramazan - Mystic fiddle of proto gypsies [Shanachie]
    feat the sorud from Baluchistan..a fiddle like instrument played sitting like a cello
17. "Maria Leticia" - Jibaro Hasta El hueso - Mt music of puerto rico(?) [Smithsonian Folkways]
    Featuring puerto rican cuatros. Video of one being made, plus music here
18. "The Friend I Never Met" - Andy mcKeee - Beyond 6 Strings [?]
    Harp guitar
19. "the Sound of water" - Pat metheney & brad mehldau - Metheney Mehldau quartet [Nonesuch]
    42 string guitar with 4 necks called Pikasso by the maker, Linda Manzer
20. "Clarsach" - Muriel Anderson - Beyond 6 Strings [?]
    Harp requinto
21. "Reuben's Train" - Harry Manx - Dog my cat [NNorthern Music]
    feat. the Mohan veena, sitar/slide guitar hybrid